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Nobbies Full Sail


Nobbies Full Sail

Near one FD108/




    young ronnie
    Jan 11 2011 11:30 PM
    By jove,ye were a dab hand with the box Brownie back then Norman! ;) ;)
    It seems like only yesterday ronnie   ;) ;) ;) ;)
    My first nobby had a bloody big diesel plonked into her , i can,t imagine how skilled those fishermen were to sail out to the grounds and work those boats under sail, special breed allright mate !!!!!

    young ronnie
    Jan 12 2011 12:10 PM
    Great sailing men and seamen too Norman,no doubt about it.No disrespect to to-day's skippers,they have totally different skills,but these guys were something else.A bonny photo of a bygone age.
    1921 Morecambe Regatta.  FD 108 is the Millom built Annie, being chased by Crossfield's Alice Allan